[ad_1] MARBLEHEAD — Members of the Marblehead Education Association (MEA) could potentially face legal action due to the ongoing strike across Marblehead public schools.  A press release sent out by the MEA at noon on Wednesday stated that after the MEA shared its new proposal package with the School Committee, it responded with a notice […]

[ad_1] PEABODY — Attendees were dissatisfied during the final Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Public Information Meeting regarding the Route 114 Improvement Study on Wednesday. The study, which addressed long-term safety in the Danvers/Peabody area, presented two options for potential changes to the roadway. This follows an initial meeting held in August which discussed the […]

[ad_1] All address information, particularly arrests, reflects police records. In the event of a perceived inaccuracy, it is the sole responsibility of the concerned party to contact the relevant police department and have the department issue a notice of correction to The Daily Item. LYNN Arrest James Green, 66, of Union Street, was arrested at […]

[ad_1] SWAMPSCOTT — Like it usually does, the Select Board meeting last night began at 6:30p.m., and everything was proceeding normally, until Committee Chair Maryellen Fletcher opened up the meeting to public comment. The meeting was injected early on with a harsh sense of resistance from the residents of Swampscott. They voiced concerns regarding a […]

[ad_1] LYNN — The Fire Department received a report of brush fires in the woods behind Fays Avenue shortly before 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday. The department quickly knocked down the few brush fires in the area. Similar to brush fires across the region, the fire has burrowed underground into the roots and can flare up […]

[ad_1] LYNN ––  Coach Cassie DeMille and her Lynn English cheerleaders weren’t sure what to think when someone was furiously banging on the windows outside the cafeteria where they were practicing on Nov. 6. Students are trained not to let outsiders in the building, but one of the cheerleaders recognized the boy and they opened […]

[ad_1] Jim Walsh Perhaps the most basic and fundamental idea of our democratic republic is the notion of “checks and balances.” That is, no one person, no one institution, has unchecked power. To say, today, that our form of government is under threat is an understatement. The coming months and years may be the most […]

[ad_1] Making sense of the divisions within our nation at this moment in history has never been more important. Culture issues stand out as among the most divisive realities that cause disagreement and polarization. When Roe v Wade happened, the fuse was lit on the abortion phenomenon that would blow up in all kinds of […]

[ad_1] After the sale of a church-owned property up the road, First Baptist Church leadership plans to renovate its current 100-year-old building. (Credit: Deborah Wetzel) On Sunday, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the First Baptist Church of Cutchogue on Sound Avenue, men in stylish suit jackets and women in their sophisticated Sunday best filled […]

[ad_1] Seth Masket The Democrats have some tough choices in front of them. With Vice President Kamala Harris, they ran a very strong candidate in an incredibly well-resourced campaign, in which hundreds of prominent members of the opposing party endorsed their nominee — and still lost. Now, they are thinking about which direction to move […]